Category Archives: Google Play Store

First Android-Rooting Trojan With Code Injection Ability Found On Google Play Store

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A new Android-rooting malware with an ability to disable device’ security settings in an effort to perform malicious tasks in the background has been detected on the official Play Store.

What’s interesting? The app was smart enough to fool Google security mechanism by first pretending itself to be a clean app and then temporarily replacing it with a malicious version.

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Judy Android Malware Infects Over 36.5 Million Google Play Store Users

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Security researchers have claimed to have discovered possibly the largest malware campaign on Google Play Store that has already infected around 36.5 million Android devices with malicious ad-click software.

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Google takes swift action to kill massive ad fraud campaign in Play store

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Google killed a massive ad fraud operation evident in the Google Play Store just one day after a security firm publicly revealed the malicious campaign. A total of 41 individual smartphone applications, which were available for download on Android devices earlier this week, have been removed in the last 24 hours. Each of those applications were connected to a larger scheme uncovered Thursday by U.S. cybersecurity firm Check Point. Forbes magazine was first to notice the swift action on the part of Google. Check Point discovered and published technical details of the scheme, perpetrated by South Korean software company Kiniwini, which involved bobby-trapped apps with rogue code causing devices to open webpages in the background and click on banners. The result was a spike in revenue for the company, which sold banner ads to clients valued in relation to engagement. Most of these maligned apps were free games. A Google spokesperson did […]

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Google Adds New Behavior-Based Malware Scanner To Every Android Device

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In order to keep its billions of users safe, Google has introduced another security defense for its Android devices, called Google Play Protect.

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Google Adds New Behavior-Based Malware Scanner To Every Android Device

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In order to keep its billions of users safe, Google has introduced another security defense for its Android devices, called Google Play Protect.

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Beware! New Android Malware Infected 2 Million Google Play Store Users

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Initially thought to be 600,000 users, the number of Android users who have mistakenly downloaded and installed malware on their devices straight from Google Play Store has reached 2 Million.

Yes, about 2 Million Android users have fallen victim to malware hidden in over 40 fake companion guide apps for popular mobile games, such as Pokémon Go and FIFA Mobile, on the official Google Play

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Android Trojan Targeting Over 420 Banking Apps Worldwide Found On Google Play Store

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Do you like watching funny videos online?

I am not kind of a funny person, but I love watching funny videos clips online, and this is one of the best things that people can do in their spare time.

But, beware if you have installed a funny video app f… Continue reading Android Trojan Targeting Over 420 Banking Apps Worldwide Found On Google Play Store→

Android mobile security apps: From the effective to the scam-like

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Just under a quarter of mobile security applications for Android phones successfully blocked every one of last year’s top malware threats, but almost a third of the apps failed to stop any, and user-ratings were no guide to effectiveness, according to new test data. Anti-Virus Comparative, an independent testing lab based in the Austrian ski-resort town of Innsbruck, […]

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